Bulk Carrier ZBB Serenity Detained in Bremen

The bulk carrier ZBB SERENITY (IMO 9486570) was detained in the German port of Bremen following a Port State Control inspection conducted on 31 Aug 2026, under the Paris MoU regime. Inspectors recorded a total of 20 deficiencies during the examination, of which five were classified as detainable, prompting authorities to hold the vessel in port pending corrective action. The ship, flagged in Malta, has a gross tonnage of 24,118 and is managed under the ISM Code by ZBB Denizcilik AS. Port State Control inspections are carried out to verify that foreign-flagged vessels calling at member ports comply with international safety, environmental and labour conventions, including SOLAS, MARPOL and the Maritime Labour Convention. A detention is issued when deficiencies are considered serious enough to pose a risk to the safety of the ship, its crew or the environment, requiring the vessel to remain in port until the issues are rectified and verified by inspectors. The vessel will remain under detention in Bremen until the identified deficiencies are addressed to the satisfaction of Paris MoU authorities. No further details on the nature of the specific deficiencies or the expected duration of the detention have been disclosed.